Profound
tryprofound.comAI answer engine intelligence. Large enterprises with significant budgets needing comprehensive AI visibility analytics
Capability score
Scored on the AI Search Tools Index rubric — every input is a real, verifiable product fact.
- Most well-funded player ($58.5M)
- AI crawler interaction monitoring
- Real-time Conversation Explorer
- Enterprise-grade analytics
- Processes millions of AI queries monthly
- Very high cost - prohibitive for SMBs
- Data overload without clear actionable steps
- Enterprise focus excludes smaller teams
- No permanent free tier; the 7-day trial is limited to Growth
- Public plans require annual billing; Enterprise pricing is custom
AI mindshare
How often the four assistants name this tool across our buying-question tentpoles. Recognition, not capability.
Named in 16 of 17 tentpoles, at an average rank of 2.3. Named by Chatgpt, Gemini, Perplexity.
Profound is a credible option in the AI-visibility category. Where Trakkr pulls ahead: it tracks 8 AI platforms to Profound's 5, covers mentions, citations, sentiment and prompt-level detail, and is the only one you can start for free — versus Profound's $99/mo billed yearly. The fastest way to decide is to see where AI actually ranks your brand.
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